湖北省华中师大一附中学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题.docx
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湖北省华中师大一附中学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题
华中师大一附中2019—2020学年度上学期高一期中检测
英语试题
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分:
听力(省略)
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分35分)
第一节(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
DininghallsoftheHiltonWuhanRiversidehavebeenbustingwithmilitarypersonneleversincethefirstdelegations24andstaffoftheInternationalSportsMilitaryCouncil(CISM)startedcheckingintothehoteloveraweekago.
ThismarksthefirsttimeChinaisstagingaCISMevent,withnearly10,000participantsattendingthe7thMilitaryWorldGamesinWuhan.Manyofthem,alongwithsomeofthestafffromCISMandtheorganizingcommittee,arestayingattheHiltonWuhanRiverside.
DharmendraSinghfromIndiadoesn’tbelongtoeithercategoryofguests,eventhoughhismilitary-stylehaircutandtwopins-aCISMpinandaWuhan2019Gamespin-onthelapelofhisblacksuitmightsuggestotherwise.HisabilitytotalkinMandarincomplicatesthingsevenfurther.
Singhisinchargeoftendingtotheguestsatthehotel,inparticularthosewhotaketheirmealsinthedininghalls.Yet,byhisownadmission,the31-year-old,whohasbeenachefattheHiltonfornearlytwoyears,feelsasthoughheisalsopartofthe“armyfamily”atthehotel,andbeingpartofWuhanGamesisfulfillinghis“armydream”.
Asateen,hedreamedaboutservinghiscountryasasoldier.However,thepressureofbeingtheolderofthetwosiblingsinafinanciallychallengedfamilymeantSinghhadtoputhismilitarydreamonhold.Toprovideforhisparentsandyoungerbrother,at17hesetouttoearnanincomebymakinguseofhisculinary(烹饪的)skills.
“And,asfatewouldhaveit,afriendhelpedmegetajobatthehotel.”
PointingtotheWuhanGamesandCISMpinsthattwodinersgavehim,Singhadded:
“Militarypeoplecommandrespectduetotheirselflessnessandhonestytowardstheirwork.IamgladthatIamabletoservethemandtohonortheircommitmenttoservetheirnations.”
BythetimetheGamesendonOct27,someoftheguestsmighthavehandedSinghafewmorepinstoaddtohiscollection;othersmightsaygoodbyewithjusta“thankyou”.Eitherway,hewillremaingratefultothemforprovidingmemoriesforalifetime.
1.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraphthree?
A.SinghusedtoserveinIndianarmy.
B.Singh’sidentityseemstobeconfusing.
C.Singhtendstowearablacksuiteveryday.
D.SinghpretendstobeoneofthestaffofCISM.
2.WhywillSinghbegratefultohisguests?
A.Becausetheymayshowrespecttohim.
B.Becausetheywillgivehimpreciousmemories.
C.Becausetheywillpresenthimwithsomedecorations.
D.Becausetheymayhelpfulfillhisdreamtobeasoldier.
3.Whichmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.Cookingupsomespecialmemories.B.Gatheringofpeace.
C.ThethrillofWorldMilitaryGame.D.Closingwithaculturalflourish.
B
Humansmayhavebeenenjoyingcacao,whichhasbeenusedtomakechocolate,formuchlongerthanexpertshadthought.
ResearchersattheUniversityofBritishColumbiainCanadahavefoundthathumansgrewcacaotreesandconsumed(食用)cacaostartingaround5,300yearsago.
Theresearchersfoundevidenceofcacao’suseatanancientvillageinthehighlandsofsoutheasternEcuador.Theyexaminedtheremainsofveryoldobjects.ThevillagewaspartoftheMayo-ChinchipecultureoftheAndes.
ScientistshadalreadymostlyagreedthatcacaowasfirstdomesticatedinSouthAmericainsteadofCentralAmerica,astheyoncebelieved.Butthenewdiscoveryshowscacaowasgrownabout1,500yearsearlierthanwasknownbefore.
TheUniversityofBritishColumbiaresearchersalsoidentified(证实)asubstancefoundinthecacaotreebutnotinitswildrelatives.Thissuggeststhathumansgrewthetreeforfoodpurposes.
Today,theseedsarecookedandturnedintomanychocolateproducts.Butthousandsofyearsago,cacaowasusedtomakedrinks.
MichaelBlakeisaprofessorofUniversityofBritishColumbiawhohelpedleadthestudy.Hesaidthattheobjectsonwhichcacaowasfoundsuggestalotabouthowpeopleusedthesubstanceatthetime.
“Theyclearlydrankit,”BlaketoldtheReutersnewsservice.
ThereisnoclearhistoryofnativepopulationsinSouthorCentralAmericausingcacaotomakechocolatethewaypeopledonow,theresearchersreported.NativepopulationsintheupperAmazonareatodaystillusecacaotomakespecialdrinks,theyadded.
EvidencesuggestscacaogrowingmovedintoCentralAmericaandMexicoabout4,000yearsago.Itisnotclearhowcacao’susespreadbetweenSouthandCentralAmerica.
ButbythetimeSpanishexplorersarrivedinCentralAmericainthelate1400s,peoplewereusingittomakehotandcoldchocolatedrinkswithspices.
Bythe1580s,SpainbeganimportingcacaoandspreadingittootherEuropeancountries.Bythe1800s,technologydevelopedintheNetherlandsmadeitpossibletoturncacao
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